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Resources for Parents
Click through on the headline to see resources from the presentation to Corbett Prep parents. Do you have any other recommendations?
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The Social Wasteland: Managing Your Social Media Community and Your Mental Health
Presentation for the American Association of Airport Executives’ Airport Social Media Summit. Click on the headline to view the presentation.
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Are you a Doomscroller?
I recently read an article called “Doomscrolling, or Bad News Addiction – Why Do We Do It & How to Stop” published on IvyPanda. Are you a doomscroller? Do you scroll through your news or social media feeds for the purpose of digesting disturbing, depressing, or harmful content? If so, then you are doomscroller. I…
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TikTok’s newest trend: Migrant border crossings and smuggler promotions
Among the TikToks of dance routines, weight loss transformations, and beauty influencer pitches are videos of a more serious matter. TikTok users are sharing their migrant border crossings and smugglers are promoting their operations on the platform. There is no doubt TikTok provides a window into one of the most grueling human endeavors that might…
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Managing the Mental Health Harms of Social Media
Click through to see the presentation I will be making at the Hillsborough County Public School’s Mental Health Symposium as well as some social media resources.
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You as a Brand: Strategizing for NIL
To date, 32 states have passed legislation that allows college student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. College athletes can now enjoy financial rewards through advertising endorsement deals, sponsored social media posts, running sports camps, signing autographs, selling merchandise, doing speaking engagements, and making personal appearances. To make the most of NIL, student-athletes…
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#SMSociety22 Presentation
If you would like to see the full version of my International Conference of Social Media and Society presentation, it is available when you click through on this post:
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How to Bring NIL into the Classroom
Recent NCAA legislation allows college student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. The opportunities range from advertising endorsement deals and sponsored social media posts to running sports camps, signing autographs, selling merchandise, doing speaking engagements, and making personal appearances. High school athletes are even eligible for monetized NIL opportunities. Earlier this month, I…
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Talking about TikTok
I recently did a radio interview with Morning Wave in Busan, a morning news talk show in South Korea, on the topic of security concerns related to TikTok. If you are interested in learning more about TikTok, you can read my thoughts to some of the possible questions. Or you can listen to the radio…
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False Claims of a Coronavirus ‘Cure’ are Spreading Online: Can Misinformation be Stopped?
I was interviewed yesterday by NBC LX about misinformation on social media. The video is available here: https://www.lx.com/coronavirus/false-claims-of-a-coronavirus-cure-are-spreading-online-can-misinformation-be-stopped/16717/?fbclid=IwAR1sr_exLYy5Ya0g88dTHswmy6QlNQEVnoHpUnnsM-wHN6IcX6A1PqR2boQ#
Kelli S. Burns, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of South Florida
Kelli S. Burns, Ph.D. 